Antiracism and Liberation in the Arts

Our last Sawyer seminar of the year considers the post-1968 legacies of artistic expressions of the 1960s/70s political struggles and notions of liberation in music, literature, film, television, and other artistic forms that emerged during that time. Against the economic, political, and cultural shifts that have transformed how we engage with and consume art in the last fifty years, especially the emergence of digital media and the transnational networks of exchange through which it circulates, we explore how the arts—in sonic, literary, visual, and digital forms—have expressed evolving conceptions of racial liberation during this time period. Through performance and conversation, our panelists will consider how artistic expression speaks to the multiple forms of crisis confronting us today.

SEATING IS LIMITED TO 100 GUESTS SO PLEASE REGISTER TODAY.

Event will be livestreamed; link to come.

Thursday, April 25, 2024

4:30-6:00 pm, with reception to follow

Doors open at 4pm

Zimmerli Art Museum | 71 Hamilton Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901

4:30-4:45 pm

Introductions: Dr. Radhika Balakrishnan, WGSS and Afterlives PI Dr. Maura Reilly, Director, Zimmerli Museum Dr. Rebecca Walkowitz, Dean of Humanities, RU School of Arts & Sciences

4:45-6:00 pm

Performances and Dialogue by: Lyricist, Activist, & Author Nina "Lyrispect" Elizabeth Ball Poet, Writer, Performer, & Activist Farah Barqawi Scholar, Author, & Artist Ashon Crawley Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer Producer & Executive Producer N. Bird Runningwater and Host & Emcee Dr. Brendane Tynes

6:00-7:00 pm

Reception